February 6, 2018

South32 prepares to spin off South African coal assets within six months

President and chief operating officer Mike Frasersaid company has received a number of offers for the assets, which it up for sale in November last year as part of a…

February 5, 2018

Rio investors asked to push miner to leave Minerals Council of Australia

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility says it needs 100 shareholders to co-file resolution at Rio’s upcoming annual general meeting.

February 5, 2018

Activist Elliott steps up calls for BHP to scrap dual listing

Elliott has previously urged BHP to change its structure, with listings in both Britain and Australia, but the company has resisted.

February 2, 2018

Lulo diamonds sell for A$11.4 million

The sale of 4,170 carats of Lulo diamonds achieved gross proceeds of US$9.14 million (A$11.43 million), representing an average price per carat of US$2,192.

February 2, 2018

Argyle pink diamond coin unveiled in Berlin

Rio Tinto and The Perth Mint are delighted to unveil the first pavé set Argyle pink diamond gold coin.

February 2, 2018

Rio Tinto back in race for stake in world’s largest lithium miner

Rio’s renewed interest in SQM is welcome by the Chilean government, which had expressed concerns about a potential and dangerous concentration in the market should major lithium producers, such as…

February 1, 2018

No sign of early contract talks at BHP’s Escondida mine -Union

BHP's Escondida on Wednesday cast doubt on chances of starting talks on a new labor agreement with the company before formal negotiations scheduled for June.

February 1, 2018

Lucapa finds over a hundred diamonds at Australian project

The 119 diamonds recovered from the Little Spring Creek lamproite drill core samples included seven macro diamonds and 112 micro-diamonds.

February 1, 2018

World Copper Conference to be held in Santiago, Chile on April 9 to 11

CRU’s 17th World Copper Conference is a premier copper conference that attracts over 500 delegates.

January 31, 2018

Animation: human population growth over all of history

Imagine that for every million people on Earth, there was a single dot on a map. What if we went back in time, watched dots accumulate over human history?